[TheForge] Making a Shovel

[Chris Worsley]

Obviously, and we don't know that the Civil War era photo shown on the 
sale page is correct either, but the shovels in that photo are a good 
match for the one being sold.
Just a suggestion.

Chris

Roger R Degner wrote:

>Just because something on ebay says it is something does not mean it is
>infact that period.
>People will tell you anything sometimes to sell something like all those
>RARE items I have many multiples of
>
>Roger R Degner
>
>
>One thing you could do is try to get the seller of the shovel on ebay to
>
>send you a picture of the back of the blade. He has no buyers as of now 
>and might do it if you sound interested.
>Otherwise I would just  forge weld a socket on the back and rivit the 
>handle in place.
>If forge welding thin stock is a problem, mig it, put it in the fire and
>
>hammer till it looks like the 1860's.
> 
>  
>
>>Here is one on ebay: 
>>http://cgi.ebay.com/Civil-War-Period-D-Handle-Shovel_W0QQitemZ130019996
>>929QQcmdZViewItem
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